theorize — theo|rize also theorise BrE [ˈθıəraız US ˈθi:ə ] v [I and T] to think of a possible explanation for an event or fact theorize that ▪ Researchers theorize that there was once a common language for all humanity. theorize about ▪ They have been… … Dictionary of contemporary English

theorize — [[t]θi͟ːəraɪz[/t]] theorizes, theorizing, theorized VERB If you theorize that something is true or theorize about it, you develop an abstract idea or set of ideas about something in order to explain it. [V that] Police are theorizing that the… … English dictionary

theorize — v. 1) (D; intr.) to theorize about 2) (L) the police theorized that the burglar had entered through a window * * * [ θɪəraɪz] (D; intr.) to theorize about (L) the police theorized that the burglar had entered through a window … Combinatory dictionary